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Ruth Collins 1718–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1718

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1786

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Collins

Mother: Susanna Walker

Spouse(s): Thomas Cobb

Children(s): Elizabeth Cobb, Asa Cobb, Bette Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, John Cobb, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Susanna Cobb, Thomas Cobb

The story of Ruth Collins began in 1718 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Collins married Thomas Cobb, and had children including Asa Cobb, Bette Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Elizabeth Dodge Cobb, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Susanna Cobb, Thomas Cobb. Ruth Collins passed away in 1786 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Collins began in 1718 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ruth Collins married Thomas Cobb, and had children including Asa Cobb, Bette Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Elizabeth Dodge Cobb, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Susanna Cobb, Thomas Cobb.
  • Ruth Collins passed away in 1786 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Ruth Collins's Ancestors

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Ruth Collins
1718–1786
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan (John) Collins
1682–1765
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Walker
1693–1753
Eastham, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Collins) Sr
1632–1724
Stepney, London, England
Ruth (Duty) Knowles
1650–1714
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
William Walker
1659–1743
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Collins
1606–1687
William Walker
1620–1703
Sarah Snow
1632–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1580–1636
Elizabeth Collins
1581–1636
John (Barnstable)
1590–1625
Margaret Marshfield
1592–1683
Nicholas Snow
–1676
Constance Hopkins
–1677

Ruth Collins's Descendants

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Ruth Collins (2 March 1718–25 Jun 1786) m. Thomas Cobb (4 July 1720–19 June 1779)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Dodge) Cobb 1730–1789 m. Rice (Durron) Duncan 1743–1777
  2. 2. Asa Cobb 1749–
  3. 3. Bette Cobb 1754–1761
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cobb 1743–1789
  5. 5. John Cobb 1745–1757
  6. 6. John Cobb 1758–1759
  7. 7. Mercy Cobb 1747–
  8. 8. Ruth Cobb 1752–1776
  9. 9. Susanna Cobb 1760–1847
  10. 10. Thomas Cobb 1756–1798

Ruth Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1718
2 March 1718
Birth of Ruth Collins in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1786
25 Jun 1786
Age 68
Death of Ruth Collins in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1718
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1786
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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